‘I’m grateful to be coming home’: Elle Macpherson wows the crowd at fashion festival
After wowing the crowd with her catwalk return at the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival, supermodel Elle Macpherson has revealed her next step.
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Supermodel Elle Macpherson was basking in the glow of her catwalk return on Tuesday before flying out of Melbourne to Milan.
The 59 year-old, who stunned on the opening night of the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival, stepped out in style again for an intimate lunch at South Yarra’s Beverly Rooftop.
“It was a moment,’’ she said.
“And you never know it could be my last time. Everyone has been so supportive.”
Macpherson modelled three looks by Australian designers and said she would be returning in September.
She asked freelance photographer, Carly Ravenhall, to sit beside her at lunch after the pair met at the Royal Exhibition Building on Monday night.
Other guests included MC Sarah Davidson, Olivia Rogers, Annalise Dalins, Paul Versace, Tully Smyth, Nicky Buckley, Olympia Valance and Jamie Azzopardi.
MacPherson returns to the runway
There was really never any doubt … The Body has still got it.
Supermodel Elle Macpherson strutted and sashayed her way down the runway to open Melbourne Fashion Festival with all the glamour and confidence we’ve grown up admiring.
It was Macpherson’s first time on the catwalk in 16 years.
The towering Aussie icon wore a broad smile and was cheered by the seven row deep crowd as she looked every bit the supermodel in the aptly titled Triumphant opening runway.
She sported her trademark flowing beachy hair while wowing the who’s who of the Australian fashion industry at the Royal Exhibition Building on Monday night.
On the eve of her 60th birthday, the Macpherson magnetism was in overload as she looked stunning in her first outfit, wearing a luxe design from local label Viktoria + Woods which is celebrating its 20th milestone in the industry.
The applause continued when she returned in a striking canary yellow pant and jacket by Bianca Spender and also a modern black skirt and jacket by Aje which she also closed in.
While her ventures on to the catwalk are few and far between nowadays, there is no question she brings her star factor which led a showcase of Australian design trailblazers.
Earlier Macpherson surprised the assembled early fashionistas when she appeared in the forecourt where she pressed the flesh, signing autographs and posing for a few selfies with the style set.
“I’m grateful to be coming home, not to be seen necessarily as an icon, but I’m grateful for my Australian heritage,” Macpherson said.
“I’ve had such an extraordinary career that’s brought me unusual and interesting experiences and I’m extremely grateful.
“It all goes hand-in-hand, it gives an opportunity for these brands to shine and for consumers to see them. And of course, it’s a celebration, it’s important to remember it’s not always business.”
She added: “Female success stories are really important … I would encourage everybody to really step into their own unique beauty and be themselves.
“That’s the most charismatic, magnetic, even attractive thing that we can be. You know, you do you, you be you and I’ll be me.”
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